Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand moderate. Supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.71/cwt on 411 head.

Average price

$137.71

411 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.18

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	139.42	939	221
Medium and Large 1-2	574	135.85	780	186
Medium and Large 2	461	130.00	599	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.42/cwt here — about $340 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale411 hd

137.71

—

MO average17 barns · 6,262 hd

142.89

−5.18

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

66 lots · USDA AMS · Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle - Springfield, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	121.61/cwt	120.00–124.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	131.43/cwt	123.50–135.00	817	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	958	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	132.24/cwt	130.00–134.50	636	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	101.02/cwt	95.00–105.00	922	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	126.88/cwt	126.50–130.00	699	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	126.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	867	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	148.55/cwt	140.00–153.00	622	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	148.57/cwt	145.00–151.00	710	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	134.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	693	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	140.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	517	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	632	148.36/cwt	148.00–148.50	938	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	134.43/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,043	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	138.35/cwt	135.00–144.00	942	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	128.99/cwt	126.00–133.00	678	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	120.18/cwt	120.00–121.00	523	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	123.59/cwt	120.00–133.50	775	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	123.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	127.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	500	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	117.76/cwt	115.00–122.00	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	128.36/cwt	128.00–130.00	937	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	141.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	141.20/cwt	141.00–142.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	665	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.46/cwt	124.00–133.00	739	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	135.06/cwt	131.00–138.00	593	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	120.68/cwt	117.50–126.00	796	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	140.57/cwt	137.00–142.00	557	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.16/cwt	119.00–124.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	136.34/cwt	136.00–137.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	742	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	534	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	399	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	279	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	428	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	654	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	725	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	986	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	612	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	136.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	792	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	127.33/cwt	124.00–132.00	798	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	134.42/cwt	133.00–135.00	964	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	137.74/cwt	134.50–142.50	865	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	145.74/cwt	143.00–147.00	740	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	147.26/cwt	142.50–150.00	850	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	152.57/cwt	152.00–155.00	644	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	127.43/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,110	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,042	118.08/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,230	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	133.28/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,112	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	157.34/cwt	153.00–159.50	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	123.98/cwt	120.00–131.00	584	30

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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